It’s easy to be hypocritical, and we’re all guilty of it sometimes. A little while ago, Florida’s Sun Sentinel examined the records of 3,915 officers who had traveled on toll roads in 2011.

Have you ever walked through times of difficulty and opposition—even seasons of mistreatment--at the hands of unbelievers? Christians have faced injustice for centuries. How should Christians respond to pressure, to trial, to difficulty?

Imagine the following scene: A man enters a church wearing an expensive Swiss watch and an elegant wool suit. The ushers immediately notice the tailored suit and the fine watch.

When a finance manager in a large organization goes through the accounts at year end – or when an auditor works through the books to prepare the audited report – there can sometimes be a stray item in the accounts (an unfamiliar or unexpected line) that needs to be identified, explained and put in the right column.